State Park Prescribed Burn

About 1,000 acres were in the prescribed burn area, a regular maintenance method used to keep campers safer in the event of a natural wildfire and the land managed in a more natural way rather than suppressing fires and letting fuel build up to dangerous levels.

A Texas Parks and Wildlife fire specialist ignites a prescribed burn of acreage at the North Shore part of the San Angelo State Park this week. About 1,000 acres are in the burn area, a regular maintenance method used to keep campers safer in the event of a natural wildfire and the land managed in a more natural way rather than suppressing fires and letting fuel build up to dangerous levels in the fields.

A Texas Parks and Wildlife fire specialist ignites a prescribed burn of acreage at the North Shore part of the San Angelo State Park this week. About 1,000 acres are in the burn area, a regular maintenance method used to keep campers safer in the event of a natural wildfire and the land managed in a more natural way rather than suppressing fires and letting fuel build up to dangerous levels

Prescribed burn at the North Shore of the State Park. Firemen ignite acreage at the North Shore area of the State Park Wednesday.

Prescribed burn at the North Shore of the State Park. Jade Hughes, a fire specialist with the Texas Parks and Wildlife, carefully watches the prescribed burn Wednesday.

Prescribed burn at the North Shore of the State Park. A pile of "fuel" burns during the prescribed burn this week.

Prescribed burn at the North Shore of the State Park. The smoke haze drifts through the burned areas of the closed park.

Prescribed burn at the North Shore of the State Park. Erie haze drifts through the park.